Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner Category_Spade Grip Assembly From what remains it seems

From what remains it seems it was originally marked:-

A "VERY" pistol is an early name for a flare gun

the Third Battalion guarded a 6

This set is called a Hauptbesteck 1939 (Main Cutlery 1939)

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner Category_Spade Grip Assembly From what remains it seemsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice early example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with an extremely rare Hawley pressed paper liner, a rare thing to see. These liners are quite delicate, and often were replaced during the war, making them very hard to find. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The first production batch resulted with over 323,510 M 1 helmets before